Reply to "800 LB Gorilla in the Room - Bad or Good Call on the Utley "Slide" in NLDS"

Rob Kremer1,000+ posts

Here's my question: in order to be a "slide" doesn't the lower body have to be on the dirt at least a little in front of the bag? Utley hit Tejada behind the bag before hitting the dirt at all. In my book that just isn't a slide. It's a hit.

Could I "slide" into first base by taking out the first baseman, hoping to disrupt a throw home to get a runner going from second to home knowing the "slide" play is on?

10/13/152:40 PM

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